House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

Farmer Identity Protection Act

H.R. 4157Introduced Mar 6, 2014Policy area: Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. Eric Crawford R-AR

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 6, 2014
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 1, 2014 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4157.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CRAWFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2256):
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the enumerated powers listed in Article I, Section 8, which include the power to ``regulate commerce . . . among the several States . . .''.
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

15 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 15 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Dan Benishek (R-MI), Chris Collins (R-NY), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Tom Latham (R-IA), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Lee Terry (R-NE), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Eric Crawford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arkansas in Congress · AR-1 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.